CARISBROOKE CASTLE, ISLE OF WIGHT

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

CARISBROOKE CASTLE, ISLE OF WIGHT

Entry/Object ID

MP.2001.64.4

Description

Two nearly identical square photographic prints mounted to a yellow card; prints depict remnants of a ruined building with brush and weeds growing on top of it; a square window in the center of the ruins is blocked with wood palings; shrubs and vines obscure the lower part of the ruins; a lawn, a path and a wood rail fence are in the foreground; handwritten on back: "Carisbrooke Castle./ Window from which/ Charles 1st tried to escape." / "Isle of Wight."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Photographer

Date made

1851 - 1875

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.2001.64
MP.2001.64.1

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-3/8 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Depth

1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 1/16 in. (8.6 x 17.1 x 0.1 cm)

Material

Albumen print, paper board

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Both prints and board soiled with light brown stains.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Centennial Bedroom

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial